Official government reports

Regional Investment

Australian Government grant awards and Queensland Government reported expenditure across Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset.

Australian Government

Explore Australian Government grants awarded across our region. New awards and later funding changes appear in the financial year they relate to. Totals include increases and subtract reductions. A grant may fund several years of work, so its award value is different from the amount paid each year.

Figures include records we have reviewed from official reports and may not cover every local investment. Australian grant awards and Queensland annual spending are presented separately because they measure different things.

Grant funding awarded in each council area

All financial years

Ipswich

$58,674,840.35

1,261 records

Lockyer Valley

$3,482,249.22

230 records

Scenic Rim

$7,294,708.05

354 records

Somerset

$6,379,920.29

95 records

Totals include the regional share of reviewed records where an amount is available. Increases add to the total; reductions subtract from it. Corrections appear in the financial year they relate to.

1,940 location records

Australian Government — Grant funding awarded
Activity dateRecipient / projectSuburbCouncilGrant funding awardedOfficial source
13 October 2025YMCA SPRINGFIELD LAKES OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Springfield LakesIpswich$4,726.50GrantConnect award
13 October 2025JUBILEE PRIMARY SCHOOL COMBINED OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$2,921GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Westside Christian College Outside School Hours Care — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GoodnaIpswich$5,566GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Westside Christian College Kindergarten — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GoodnaIpswich$7,153GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Little Locals South Ripley — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26South RipleyIpswich$19,389GrantConnect award
13 October 2025YMCA Woodcrest College Outside School Hours Care — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26SpringfieldIpswich$5,939.75GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Kidz Magic — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Redbank PlainsIpswich$5,612GrantConnect award
13 October 2025LOCKYER EARLY EDUCATION CENTRE & PRESCHOOL — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$387.17GrantConnect award
13 October 2025ST MARY'S IPSWICH OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26WoodendIpswich$11,695.50GrantConnect award
13 October 2025OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE GATTON — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GattonLockyer Valley$3,099.25GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Ipswich East State School Combined OSHC — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26East IpswichIpswich$16,077GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Harmony Early Learning Journey Springfield — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Spring MountainIpswich$7,475GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Helidon Early Learning — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26HelidonLockyer Valley$1,725GrantConnect award
13 October 2025ST BRIGID'S ROSEWOOD OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26RosewoodIpswich$730.25GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Tamborine Mountain College Early Learning and Child Care Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26UnspecifiedScenic Rim$4,140GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Kaleidoscope Kids Early Learning Centre Booval — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26North BoovalIpswich$10,281GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Kaleidoscope Kids Early Learning Centre — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26GoodnaIpswich$17,411GrantConnect award
13 October 2025Tamborine Early Education — Inclusion Support Program - Inclusion Development Fund Subsidy payments Q1 2025-26Tamborine MountainScenic Rim$3,450GrantConnect award
28 October 2025INSPIRITUS CO PTY LTD — Export Market DevelopmentUnspecifiedScenic Rim$100,000GrantConnect award
6 November 2025KEITH JACKWITZ — ADSB Rebate ProgramGattonLockyer Valley$3,106GrantConnect award
25 November 2025MCJEJ Pty Ltd — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programSpringfield LakesIpswich$4,363.52GrantConnect award
25 November 2025Ipswich Grammar School — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programIpswichIpswich$7,218.60GrantConnect award
25 November 2025Cribb Street Childcare Centre — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programSadliers CrossingIpswich$17,627.79GrantConnect award
25 November 2025Crayons Early Learning Centre — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programHatton ValeLockyer Valley$3,609.30GrantConnect award
25 November 2025Board of Trustees of Ipswich Girl's Grammar School — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programEast IpswichIpswich$6,901GrantConnect award
25 November 2025Shukr Investments Pty Ltd ATF Shukr Trust — Professional Development and Paid Practicum Subsidy programBeaudesertScenic Rim$3,401.64GrantConnect award
1 December 2025UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Seventh Assessment Cycle Experts GrantUnspecifiedIpswich$31,973GrantConnect award
8 December 2025SCENIC RIM MEDIA PTY LTD — Journalism Assistance Fund SCENIC RIM MEDIA PTY LTDUnspecifiedScenic Rim$141,570GrantConnect award
10 December 2025GOODNESS ENTERPRISES LIMITED — Chuwar Koala and Native Fauna Conservation ParkChuwarIpswich$1,320,000GrantConnect award
22 December 2025Boonah & District Family Day Care Association Inc. — Community Child Care Fund - Special CircumstancesBoonahScenic Rim$115,303.10GrantConnect award

Original awards use their verified reporting date; variations use their verified effective date. Historical corrections adjust the period being corrected. Import dates never determine the financial year. Only verified, approved activity is included; missing historical variation details are not reconstructed from current totals. Queensland source: © State of Queensland, CC BY 4.0. GrantConnect source: Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 3.0 AU.

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